diff --git a/chart/templates/config-secret.yaml b/chart/templates/config-secret.yaml
index eb8170e5ed..cdbd6e2810 100644
--- a/chart/templates/config-secret.yaml
+++ b/chart/templates/config-secret.yaml
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@ metadata:
 {{ toYaml .Values.controlPlane.advanced.globalMetadata.annotations | indent 4 }}
   {{- end }}
 type: Opaque
-data:
-  config.yaml: {{ .Values | toYaml | b64enc | quote }}
+stringData:
+  config.yaml: |
+    {{ .Values | toYaml | indent 4 }}